"Francesca's expression of her views about the facts as she has found them in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and about the work of the ICC is core First Amendment activity. At its heart, this case concerns whether Defendants can sanction a person ruining their life and the lives of their loved ones, including their citizen daughter because Defendants disagree with their recommendations or fear their persuasiveness."
"Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is a member of a group of experts chosen by the 47-member UN human rights council in Geneva. She has been tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories and has been vocal about what she has described as the genocide by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza."
Francesca Albanese, a UN investigator for the West Bank and Gaza, faced US sanctions in July for criticizing Israel's policies during the Gaza war. Her family filed a lawsuit in Washington federal court arguing the sanctions violate First Amendment protections for her expression of factual findings regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and her work with the International Criminal Court. The sanctions have severely impacted the family's life, including access to their Washington home. The lawsuit contends the government cannot penalize someone for expressing views and recommendations it disagrees with or fears. Albanese, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, has investigated human rights abuses and described Israeli actions as genocide—claims both Israel and the US deny.
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